Comment on How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand?

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NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

For me personally, I wish Latin had been an option for me, as it’s used extensively in biology and it would have been incredibly helpful.

My wife and I studied Latin in middle school and high school.

My kids were also able to take Latin in school.

Rather than list all the benefits of learning Latin, I found this, Top 10 Reasons For Studying Latin, which says it better than I could.

I would struggle to translate anything today (although I still know that all of Gaul is divided into three parts), but I know I have benefited from an improved understanding of English grammar and vocabulary.

Fight for Latin in your schools!

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